This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 3

1932 US diplomat said King Faisal would walk streets of Baghdad and locals

            didn’t pay attention nor acknowledge him

1941 Regent asked Gen Taha al-Hashemi to become premier Hoped he could control

            pan-Arab Golden Square officers  

1970 Iraq asked Turkey for help with dispute with Iran Shah put troops on border after

            coup he backed vs Pres Bakr failed

1970 Shah suggested both sides withdraw forces from border as neither wanted war

            ending crisis

1987 Report US analysts said that Iraq would not be able to reverse recent Iranian gains

            in southern Iraq

1998 Report Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri met Iraq’s Vice President in Baghdad to talk about

            setting up camps Another story said Iraq gave Zawahiri $300,000

2003 Powell OpEd in Wall St Journal said Iraq hiding its WMD

2003 CIA asked Italian intel for more info on Iraq-Niger deal but it had none

(Musings On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story) 
2004 Bush complained he felt like he was the only one standing up for his decision to

            go to war with Iraq

2004 Powell said Bush made right decision to invade Iraq

2004 Rice told Powell he betrayed Bush and had to tell press he stood by decision to

            invade Iraq

2004 Blair agreed to inquiry about pre-war intel on Iraq’s WMD

2007 Truck bomb in Baghdad market killed 135 wounded 305

2010 Iraq appeals court ended ban of candidates for Baath ties before parliamentary

            elections

2010 Sadr said court decision ending candidate bans betrayal of Iraqi people

2010 Maliki said court ending bans on candidates was US interference in Iraqi

            elections

2011 Wasit Governor Tarfa dismissed on corruption charges

2014 Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri renounced ties to ISIS after it killed Jabhat al-Nusra emir in

            Raqqa, Syria  

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